Mental Health Supports

• Evernote – Teens can use this visual productivity tool to develop organizational skills as they see how keeping track of information – “everything with a place and everything in its place” – makes learning and living easier.
• Remember The Milk – This task-organizing app can help all kids who need visual reminders to remember daily tasks.
• Corkulous – This app allows you to collect, organize and share your ideas. As teens gather information and organize it, they're making decisions and grouping photos, text, contacts, and more according to their own needs.​
• Plan It, Do it, Check it Off – This photo-based list maker for nonreaders uses your own photos and recordings to show what you have to do daily.
• Any.do: To-Do List, Calendar, Reminders and Tasks – A robust organizer that keeps everything on schedule.
• Habitica: Gamified Task Manager – Turns habit-building, habit-breaking and productivity into a gaming experience.
• Streaks – A habit-promoting, goal-tracking app that challenges users to achieve a “streak” of daily actions by tracking the number of consecutive

‘Five Things’

Taking time to intentionally observe the world around you and notice things you would normally overlook helps the brain sort through distracting or stressful thoughts. This quickly focuses our minds on the present moment. Try teaching your child this strategy as a game: sit down together and tell them five things you see, feel, smell, or hear. Then give them a turn. Explain the benefits of just noticing the world around us and that they can use this little game when they start to feel overwhelmed or anxious.

Heartbeat counting

For one minute, hold a hand to your chest and observe how your heartbeat and breathing feel. This helps you notice the rhythm of your own body and set aside the stress of living for the future. Smaller kids may have fun counting their heartbeats to see how many times their heart beats in a minute.

Deep breathing

While this might sound extremely simple, one of the best parts about mindfulness is that it can be simple if you want it to be. Breathing in and out slowly and deeply while noticing things you hear or feel is one of the most common ways to destress and reset after a long day or event.

Mindfulness walk

Take a walk around the neighborhood while carefully listening for as many sounds as you can hear. Think about everything you heard. This is an easy way for students to get movement and to enjoy centering their mind in the present moment.

• Jobs for Teens
• Jeffco Career Links

Counselors have an open-door policy and are typically available on a walk-in basis to students who are in immediate need or in crisis.

If you have specific topics of concern or feel more comfortable scheduling an appointment with your counselor in advance, you are also welcome to do so by emailing or leaving a yellow slip for your counselor.

Please note that if your counselor is not available at the time you come down to the office, just leave a yellow slip or ask our counseling registrar, Mrs. Kelley, to leave a message with your counselor.

There are opportunities throughout the school year for students who are struggling or looking for a way to meet new people, get extra support, connect and talk about mental health issues.

Mrs. Trefz (office: AR-139) is our school social worker and also available for mental health support.